Chapter 28 Transformation
It took a total of 21 months from the establishment of the project to the completion of the internal test of "The 21st Case of Dazhao". Coincidentally, it became a big hit as soon as it was released, setting off a trend of solving cases among the people. Du Yunkai also fulfilled the bet with his family and started dating freely.
"Who is it?" Xu Qingsong raised his chin towards the lobby door. "Why does it feel like it's not the same person as last time?"
Du Yunkai ordered breakfast, handed the menu back to the waiter, and said, "A popular traffic star recently, she's pretty."
"Resource exchange?"
"How could she be so dirty?" Du Yunkai pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, pretending to be a gentleman, with a slight smile on his face. "She simply fell for my suit pants."
Xu Qingsong had nothing to say and gave him a thumbs up.
The waiter brought breakfast over, and Du Yunkai asked as he ate, "How have you been recently? Have you had enough rest? Is it time to come back to work?"
"Let me give you a suggestion," Xu Qingsong took a sip of coffee.
"What suggestions?"
"Why don't you go and experience rural life?" Xu Qingsong said sincerely. "I guarantee that you won't miss work again after you go there."
"No way," Du Yunkai found it hard to accept, "You've been resting for almost half a year, isn't that enough?"
Xu Qingsong felt that it was not enough: "I have to thank Mr. Du for giving me the technology shares. This money is enough for me to live a lifetime."
In fact, during the period of constant factional struggles within Lumin Technology, Xu Qingsong wanted to resign and return to Qiushui Town. He chose the gaming industry because of his passion, but the workplace is not a place where passion alone is enough.
Thanks to that period of being on the bench, he had time to look back on the road he had traveled over the years - he had lost his original intention and was left with only fatigue.
Faced with being laid off, he actually felt nothing at all. It just so happened that he thought he needed some time to find his former self.
The reason why he agreed to Du Yunkai later was because they were good brothers, and when his brother was in trouble, he certainly had no choice but to help. So, after "The Twenty-one Cases of Dazhao" was put on the shelves and everything was stable, he immediately returned to Qiushui Town.
Du Yunkai suddenly changed the subject and asked Xu Qingsong: "Are you really willing to accept this?"
When they were in college, Xu Han was always provocative and sometimes did some outrageous things. Although Du Yunkai looked down on his childish behavior, he also learned about the relationship between Xu Qingsong and the Xu family.
He never understood why Xu Qingsong turned a blind eye to something that was clearly his share. Du Yunkai thought that if it were him, he would not only not tolerate Xu Han's mischief, but would definitely fight back and take back what he deserved.
But Xu Qingsong was calm. Du Yunkai thought that he might not have the capital to start a war, so he chose to endure it.
"What?" Xu Qingsong was confused by Du Yunkai's sudden change of subject.
"I'm talking about the Xu family." Du Yunkai finished eating, wiped his mouth, and said, "You should have a share of the Xu family's assets. In the past, you didn't have the capital to go back and fight for it, but it's different now."
Du Yunkai got angry when he saw Xu Qingsong smiling without saying anything. He thought that Xu Qingsong was such a smart man, how could he be so confused about something like this?
He wanted to tell Xu Qingsong everything in detail: "Although the Xu family has a great reputation in recent years, it has actually been on the decline. It is not easy to run a physical business now. The Xu family has been forced to cut off many subsidiaries, and its assets are also shrinking.
Not only did they acquire Lumina Technology, they also took a stake in Shenghai Entertainment, paving the way for transformation. If Xu Han wasn't a professional match, do you think he could have become CEO? I think the Xu family is really going to run out of luck, supporting such a fool to take the position.
You have some assets now, and with your buddies backing you up, I don't believe you can't tear a piece of him off."
Xu Qingsong listened to Du Yunkai patiently. He knew that the other party was thinking about him, but he really had no idea: "Thanks, brother. However, the Xu family is something my great grandfather didn't want. My grandfather didn't think about it, my father didn't think about it, and I won't think about it either. Whether they live or die has nothing to do with my family."
Du Yunkai stared at Xu Qingsong for a long time and asked, "Really?"
Xu Qingsong nodded.
Du Yunkai was convinced. This time he was really sure that Xu Qingsong just didn't want it. He jokingly said, "Okay, you are from a family of scholars, but you are so noble that you regard money as dirt."
"Tell me," Xu Qingsong pointed at the table, "What exactly do you want to talk to me about?"
"Of course I'm here to ask you to go back to work!" Du Yunkai said, "You haven't paid any attention to the industry in the past six months, have you?"
"What's wrong?"
Du Yunkai said proudly, "Our Twenty-One Case is very popular. Many companies have taken a fancy to it and have released concept PVs one after another, all of which are expected to be put on the shelves in the second half of the year. It is a miracle that our popularity has been maintained for so long. If I hadn't had people keep an eye on the various platforms and delete any posts that post clearance analysis, the discussion would not have been so high.
But we can’t keep watching like this. Once other companies put their products on the shelves, as long as the quality is slightly better, they will take away our traffic. So I plan to take advantage of this last period of time to let go of this part, and make the transition after earning this last wave of popularity.”
"Transformation? You want to do PC side?" Xu Qingsong asked.
"Correct!" Du Yunkai said, "Other companies are planning to copy us, so we don't need to be afraid. But that little chicken Xu Han actually wants to replace us with a PC game. Although I look down on him, I can't stand it. In addition, do you still remember Mu Jingsheng from the Mu family?"
Xu Qingsong looked at Du Yunkai jokingly: "Remember, the kid from another family that your parents talked about? You couldn't escape the shadow of that kid until you went to college."
Du Yunkai got angry when he thought about this: "He is in power now, and he has recently taken a fancy to the traffic of ancient style games. He has bought a lot of IPs, established branches, and is also planning to develop PC games."
"So you want to challenge him?" Xu Qingsong asked.
"I've never lost in professional matters!" Du Yunkai said, and looked at Xu Qingsong, "Except you, of course. So, as a shareholder, you have an obligation to participate in the company's development planning."
"Let me think about it." Xu Qingsong said.
Du Yunkai was relieved because Xu Qingsong said "think about it" instead of "consider". "Consider" means thinking about whether to participate in this project, while "think about it" means that you have decided to participate, but you still need to make further plans.
Sure enough, Xu Qingsong asked next: "Are you planning to use IP or an original script?"
Du Yunkai said: "The popular IPs have been monopolized by Mu Jingsheng, and those with small traffic are not interesting. So I still want to use original works, but I haven't found a suitable screenwriter yet. It would be great if I could come across a script like "The Twenty-One Case" again."
Xu Qingsong suddenly had an idea when he heard it, and asked, "When will the copyright authorization for the 21st case expire?"
Du Yunkai said: "About two and a half years."
Xu Qingsong shook his head: "No, the time is too short. I said you are a very smart businessman, why didn't you just buy it out?"
"Well," Du Yunkai changed his posture and said, "I just felt a little compassionate."
(End of this chapter)
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